[astyanax]

"I hope the Russians love their children too"
That couplet might be a mere piece of lyrical doggerel to any listener born after 9 November 1989..."

Doggerel then, doggerel now.
I also hope the Russian people love their children.
Unfortunately, the Russian people have no say regarding their government's policy.

[Cicero]

I’m not sure how much the Russians do actually love their children, in the broad sense, because they’re not having many. The abortion rate is much worse than it is here in the US. The demographics are dismal. Not much future there.